There's no place like home for Chesterton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They never let the Illiana Christian Vikings onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chesterton also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Rob Czarniecki made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Czarniecki has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Czarniecki was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Czarniecki wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Vince Fox, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Chesterton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Illiana Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
Chesterton will head out on the road to take on Crown Point at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Illiana Christian, they will take on Mishawaka at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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